Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
WASHINGTON.
Ex-Governor Ireland Is Examined by
the Washinsto County Inrestiga-
ting Committee.
Senator Ingalls, Receives the Nomination
OF tho Republican Caucus Tor Pre,i-
dent of the Senate,
THE TEXAS IN, EsTIG.IIoS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Before the
Texas investigating committee to-day
Benjamin Y. Aubrey, white. farmer and
presiding judge of Grabsll polling place,
testified that there was no intimidation at
the polls, but about II O'Clock D. m. the
ballot b9x was raded by masked men while
the vote was being counted. As far as
the counting had progressed Judge Kirk
was eleven votes ahead Of his Republican
competitor. He attempted to prevent
the capturing of the ballot-box, but pis-
tolls were placed against his face and ne
gave the box up.
Ex-Governor John Ireland, the next
witness, testified that there YVES 8 large
negro element in Washington county, and
that since the passage of the reconstruc-
ton law there had been more or less dis
turbauce in the county. The county rev.
enues had been wasted and stolen until
within the last two or three years, when
the methods resOrted to by those IN
authority, the witness said, finally be-
came so revolving to the better portion of
the Republican party that the Peoples
party was formed. He knew through the
newspapers and current rum RS of the
raiding of one or two ballot boxes, the
killing Of Bolton and the lynching of
three negroes, but he knew nothing per-
sonalty of specific local acts Of violence
The witness declared that the charge in
the memorial to the Senate, that as chief
executive he had refused to protect the
memOrailists was an untruth. He had
never been asked or requested 10 protect
~ l.
said, of docile, contidiu9 nature,
and were perfectly quiet when
left to themselves. They We're easily
excited, however, when harangued
by those whom they looked upon as their
leaders. 1t was unsafe for negro in
the negro districts to openly espouse or
vote the Democratic ticket The negroes
were not interfered with by the Demo
Gratis and were SLOWED to vote as they
pleased and do as they pleased
so long as they let society alone The
purpose of the white leaders of the ne
groes was generally to create political
following and TO play the role of political
martyrs so as to procure office or recog-
Dition. They told the negroes that
Cleveland's administration was response
BILE for the earthquakes, the drouth and
the fact that cotton brought but cents
per pound.
The witness was cross-examined by
Senator SpOoner, and said he had spoken
in Washington county but about twenty
four hours in the lsst ten years. He
only knew of the county revenues being
wasted as a matter of notoriety, and
could only instance one de-
during twenty years
CT Republican control. He did not Emesn
to say the county revenues were wasted
each year Of Republican control. The
witness admitted to Senator Spooner that
his information about the political
methods of the Republicans Of Washington
county was very general. No citizen
of Texas ever called to the witness
notice the outrsges upon the ballot boxes
Good would come of it. Judge Rector
said the Offering of reward would stop
the Republican party in the north from
preaching against tie south.
Adjourned.
OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The Senate
caucus Of Republicans nominated Sera
tor Ingalls, president of tue Senate.
Twenty eight votes were cast, of which
Ingalls, got Is, Hoar and Edmunds and
Frye l each.
WILL SUPPORT HARRIS.
WASHINGTON, Fen. 24.-The Demo
Gratis of the Senate, without holding a
formal caucus, have determined to sup
port Senator Harris for president OF the
Senate.